According to this article makeup for men is becoming more popular with Superdrug stocking a new range of makeup for men called Taxi Man. The makeup is aimed at men who want to enhance their features. It will include eyeliner for men which is thicker than normal eyeliner to make it easier for men to…
Month: July 2008
Strange Eel Drink
Unagi Nobori is a rather strange drink made from eels. It has been launched in Japan with the translation of the name meaning “surging eel”. The drink is a yellow liquid which contains eel extract and vitamins that are found in the fish. It has been launched to coincide with the start of Japan’s annual…
Luxury Yacht
This luxury yacht has been designed by a company called Wally. It is big enough to include a garden and a full sized swimming pool. It can sleep up to 40 crew and 24 guests and would have a gaming room, library, cinema, gym, spa and sauna. The yacht would measure 325 foot long and…
Buying Things and Sending Them Back
I buy a lot of things online but I also like to be able to send things back if I don’t like them. That’s where I think La Redoute have the right idea. Although they charge £3.99 post and packing you can do what is called a replacement order. Basically how this works is you…
Your Parcel is at the Customs Office
I notice that spam seems to come in waves. You seem to get one email followed in the next few days and weeks by thousands of similar ones. The latest wave seems to be these emails that try to convince you there is a parcel waiting for you at customs, such as the email below….
Criminals are Starting Young These Days
I was surprised and rather shocked to come across this article about a seven year old boy that wrecked the family car after going for a joy ride. The child had sneaked out in the night for a ride in his mothers car. He managed to roll the car onto its roof narrowly missing several…
Online Shopping
I usually do my supermarket shopping online because I find that I spend less money and am more likely to stick to my budget. Like most people I buy similar things most times I shop and these items appear in my favourite list. I have noticed, however, that items have started appearing in this list…
Lower Prices By a Penny to Boost Sales?
This article suggests that customers are more likely to buy something when the price ends in 99. It is based on a study where French researchers demonstrated how lowering the price of a pizza from 8.00 euros to 7.99 euros boosted sale by 15%. The team of researchers studied more than 1,200 customers in a…
Designer Urinals
A garden centre in Lancashire have spent thousands of pounds on these rather interesting designer urinals. They were designed by American artist Clark Sorensen and cost £3,250. So far they have received good feedback with the managing director of the garden centre saying “In fact, our only complaint in the first few weeks of opening…
Very Expensive Teddy Bear
Selfridges have launched a very expensive teddy bear that costs £43,000. The bear has eyes made of emeralds and diamonds, its nose is made of of 24 caret gold and its fur is entwined with gold leaf. It also comes with an ink pot filled liquid gold. The bear is part of the stores first…